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The Selling of the President

by Joe, Jr. Mcginniss

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What makes you cast your ballot?

A Presidential candidate or a good campaign?

How he stands on the issues or how he stands up to the camera?

The Selling of the President is the enduring story of the 1968 campaign that wrote the script for modern Presidential politicking—and how that script came to be. It introduces:

  • Harry Treleaven, the first adman to suggest that issues bore voters, that image is what counts
  • Roger Ailes, a PR man who coordinated the TV presentations that delivered the product
  • Frank Shakespeare, the man behind the whole campaign, who, after eighteen years at CBS, cast the image that sold America a President
  • And the candidate, Richard Nixon himself—a politician running on television for the highest office in the land

In his introduction, Joe McGinniss discusses why—unfortunately—his classic book is as pertinent today to understanding our political culture as it was the year it was published.

Synopsis:

McGinniss examines the repackaging of Richard Nixon by the men--Roger Ailes, now working on the George Bush campaign, and Frank Shakespeare--who first suggested that issues bore voters and that image is what counts.

About the Author

Joe McGinniss was a young Philadelphia journalist when he began to follow the team of public relations men and television specialists who created Richard Nixon's image for the American public during the presidential campaign of 1968. In 1969, with the publication of The Selling of the President, Joe McGinnis immediately became a nonfiction star of the first rank. His other books include Heroes, Going to Extremes, Fatal Vision, Cruel Doubt, and a novel, The Dream Team. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140112405
Author:
McGinniss, Joe
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Author:
McGinniss, Joe
Author:
McGinniss, Joe, Jr. JR.
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History, theory and practice
Subject:
Elections
Subject:
U.S. Government
Subject:
Presidents
Subject:
Nixon, Richard M
Subject:
Television in politics
Subject:
Presidents & Heads of State
Subject:
Television in politics -- United States.
Subject:
Political Process - Elections
Subject:
Government - U.S. Government
Subject:
Government - National
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Politics - General
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series Volume:
EM800
Publication Date:
19880802
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
7.90x4.99x.62 in. .49 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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